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If you happen to be in London, you should hightail it over to the <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk">Barbican Art Gallery</a> where one of the most talked about architectural shows in the city, <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk">Alvar Aalto Through the Eyes of Shigeru Ban</a>, is being showcased from now until mid-May. Beautifully curated by world-renowned Japanese architect <a href="http://www.shigerubanarchitects.com/">Ban</a>, the exhibition traces the life and work of legendary architect <a href="http://www.alvaraalto.fi/indexe.htm">Alvar Aalto</a> whose modernist designs made him a national treasure in his native Finland and put him on par with the likes of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier">Le Corbusier</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Mies_van_der_Rohe">Mies Van der Rohe</a>....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/london-exhibition-alvar-aalto-through-the-eyes-of-shigeru-ban/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Image by Kalevi A. Makinen, courtesy of the Barbican Art Gallery
If you happen to be in London, you should hightail it over to the <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk">Barbican Art Gallery</a> where one of the most talked about architectural shows in the city, <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk">Alvar Aalto Through the Eyes of Shigeru Ban</a>, is being showcased from now until mid-May. Beautifully curated by world-renowned Japanese architect <a href="http://www.shigerubanarchitects.com/">Ban</a>, the exhibition traces the life and work of legendary architect <a href="http://www.alvaraalto.fi/indexe.htm">Alvar Aalto</a> whose modernist designs made him a national treasure in his native Finland and put him on par with the likes of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier">Le Corbusier</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Mies_van_der_Rohe">Mies Van der Rohe</a>....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/london-exhibition-alvar-aalto-through-the-eyes-of-shigeru-ban/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Image by Kalevi A. Makinen, courtesy of the Barbican Art Gallery
If you happen to be in London, you should hightail it over to the <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk">Barbican Art Gallery</a> where one of the most talked about architectural shows in the city, <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk">Alvar Aalto Through the Eyes of Shigeru Ban</a>, is being showcased from now until mid-May. Beautifully curated by world-renowned Japanese architect <a href="http://www.shigerubanarchitects.com/">Ban</a>, the exhibition traces the life and work of legendary architect <a href="http://www.alvaraalto.fi/indexe.htm">Alvar Aalto</a> whose modernist designs made him a national treasure in his native Finland and put him on par with the likes of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier">Le Corbusier</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Mies_van_der_Rohe">Mies Van der Rohe</a>....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/london-exhibition-alvar-aalto-through-the-eyes-of-shigeru-ban/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Image by Kalevi A. Makinen, courtesy of the Barbican Art Gallery
If you happen to be in London, you should hightail it over to the <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk">Barbican Art Gallery</a> where one of the most talked about architectural shows in the city, <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk">Alvar Aalto Through the Eyes of Shigeru Ban</a>, is being showcased from now until mid-May. Beautifully curated by world-renowned Japanese architect <a href="http://www.shigerubanarchitects.com/">Ban</a>, the exhibition traces the life and work of legendary architect <a href="http://www.alvaraalto.fi/indexe.htm">Alvar Aalto</a> whose modernist designs made him a national treasure in his native Finland and put him on par with the likes of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier">Le Corbusier</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Mies_van_der_Rohe">Mies Van der Rohe</a>....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/london-exhibition-alvar-aalto-through-the-eyes-of-shigeru-ban/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Image by Kalevi A. Makinen, courtesy of the Barbican Art Gallery
If you happen to be in London, you should hightail it over to the <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk">Barbican Art Gallery</a> where one of the most talked about architectural shows in the city, <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk">Alvar Aalto Through the Eyes of Shigeru Ban</a>, is being showcased from now until mid-May. Beautifully curated by world-renowned Japanese architect <a href="http://www.shigerubanarchitects.com/">Ban</a>, the exhibition traces the life and work of legendary architect <a href="http://www.alvaraalto.fi/indexe.htm">Alvar Aalto</a> whose modernist designs made him a national treasure in his native Finland and put him on par with the likes of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier">Le Corbusier</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Mies_van_der_Rohe">Mies Van der Rohe</a>....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/london-exhibition-alvar-aalto-through-the-eyes-of-shigeru-ban/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Image by Kalevi A. Makinen, courtesy of the Barbican Art Gallery
If you happen to be in London, you should hightail it over to the <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk">Barbican Art Gallery</a> where one of the most talked about architectural shows in the city, <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk">Alvar Aalto Through the Eyes of Shigeru Ban</a>, is being showcased from now until mid-May. Beautifully curated by world-renowned Japanese architect <a href="http://www.shigerubanarchitects.com/">Ban</a>, the exhibition traces the life and work of legendary architect <a href="http://www.alvaraalto.fi/indexe.htm">Alvar Aalto</a> whose modernist designs made him a national treasure in his native Finland and put him on par with the likes of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier">Le Corbusier</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Mies_van_der_Rohe">Mies Van der Rohe</a>....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/london-exhibition-alvar-aalto-through-the-eyes-of-shigeru-ban/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Image by Kalevi A. Makinen, courtesy of the Barbican Art Gallery
If you happen to be in London, you should hightail it over to the <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk">Barbican Art Gallery</a> where one of the most talked about architectural shows in the city, <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk">Alvar Aalto Through the Eyes of Shigeru Ban</a>, is being showcased from now until mid-May. Beautifully curated by world-renowned Japanese architect <a href="http://www.shigerubanarchitects.com/">Ban</a>, the exhibition traces the life and work of legendary architect <a href="http://www.alvaraalto.fi/indexe.htm">Alvar Aalto</a> whose modernist designs made him a national treasure in his native Finland and put him on par with the likes of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier">Le Corbusier</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Mies_van_der_Rohe">Mies Van der Rohe</a>....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/london-exhibition-alvar-aalto-through-the-eyes-of-shigeru-ban/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Image by Kalevi A. Makinen, courtesy of the Barbican Art Gallery
If you happen to be in London, you should hightail it over to the <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk">Barbican Art Gallery</a> where one of the most talked about architectural shows in the city, <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk">Alvar Aalto Through the Eyes of Shigeru Ban</a>, is being showcased from now until mid-May. Beautifully curated by world-renowned Japanese architect <a href="http://www.shigerubanarchitects.com/">Ban</a>, the exhibition traces the life and work of legendary architect <a href="http://www.alvaraalto.fi/indexe.htm">Alvar Aalto</a> whose modernist designs made him a national treasure in his native Finland and put him on par with the likes of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier">Le Corbusier</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Mies_van_der_Rohe">Mies Van der Rohe</a>....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/london-exhibition-alvar-aalto-through-the-eyes-of-shigeru-ban/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Image by Kalevi A. Makinen, courtesy of the Barbican Art Gallery
If you happen to be in London, you should hightail it over to the <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk">Barbican Art Gallery</a> where one of the most talked about architectural shows in the city, <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk">Alvar Aalto Through the Eyes of Shigeru Ban</a>, is being showcased from now until mid-May. Beautifully curated by world-renowned Japanese architect <a href="http://www.shigerubanarchitects.com/">Ban</a>, the exhibition traces the life and work of legendary architect <a href="http://www.alvaraalto.fi/indexe.htm">Alvar Aalto</a> whose modernist designs made him a national treasure in his native Finland and put him on par with the likes of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier">Le Corbusier</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Mies_van_der_Rohe">Mies Van der Rohe</a>....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/london-exhibition-alvar-aalto-through-the-eyes-of-shigeru-ban/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Image by Kalevi A. Makinen, courtesy of the Barbican Art Gallery
If you happen to be in London, you should hightail it over to the Barbican Art Gallery where one of the most talked about architectural shows in the city, Alvar Aalto Through the Eyes of Shigeru Ban, is being showcased from now until mid-May. Beautifully curated by world-renowned Japanese architect Ban, the exhibition traces the life and work of legendary architect Alvar Aalto whose modernist designs made him a national treasure in his native Finland and put him on par with the likes of Le Corbusier and Mies Van der Rohe....